Posted by tealady on October 1, 2004, at 5:07:30
Not sure if anyone is interested.
I've only tried NSAID's once for pain, and didn't like them.
Merck & Co., Inc. announced a voluntary withdrawal of Vioxx (rofecoxib) from the U.S. and worldwide market due to safety concerns of an increased risk of cardiovascular events (including heart attack and stroke) in patients on
Vioxx. Vioxx is a prescription COX-2 selective, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that was approved by FDA in May 1999 for the relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, for the management of acute pain in adults, and for the treatment of menstrual symptoms, and was later approved for the relief of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in adults and children.Read the 2004 MedWatch safety summary, including links to the Public Health
Advisory, press release, and Q&As, at:http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2004/safety04.htm#vioxx
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Statement by Sidney M. Wolfe, MD, Director of Public Citizen's Health
Research Group, Concerning Withdrawal of Vioxx From the MarketToday's announcement by Merck is the latest evidence that this family of drugs, the Cox-2 inhibitors, once referred to as "super aspirins,"
are turning out to be more like super disasters.In an article published three and a half years ago in our monthly newsletter, Worst Pills, Best Pills News (now online at
http://www.WorstPills.org/vioxxqd/ ), we warned readers that both Vioxx and Celebrex were DO NOT USE drugs - our designation for drugs
that are not safe and effective enough to use. Although Merck's withdrawal of Vioxx "solves" the serious safety problems with this drug, the most-prescribed alternatives, Celebrex and Bextra, also have some concerns about their cardiac toxicity.
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